Saturday, May 11, 2024.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Su Xueru came to the Happy Marriage Agency.

After learning that Master Jiang was away on a business trip, Su Xueru felt a little regretful. She could only fill out the registration form honestly according to the instructions of the matchmaking agency staff.

When she handed in the registration form, Su Xueru couldn't help but ask, "Beauty, when will Master Jiang come back? When will he arrange a blind date for me?"

"We don't know Master Jiang's schedule, but don't worry, Ms. Su. Whether Master Jiang comes back or not, it won't affect his work. He will personally help you find a partner.

As for arranging the time for the blind date, Ms. Su, you are a client from another province. If a matchmaker is needed to help with the matchmaking, it will take at least half a month. If a matchmaker is not needed, it can usually be arranged within three days. "

Su Xueru was confident in her talent, but she was a little inferior in terms of her height. She felt a little insecure when she was asked to face her blind date, so she asked, "When I go on a blind date, I hope Master Jiang can come in person to help me match you up. Is that possible?"

"Ms. Su, I can't answer this question for you, but I will convey your request to Master Jiang."

"Okay, thank you then."

"You're welcome. This is what I should do."

"Well, I won't disturb you from working then. Goodbye!"

"Ms. Su, take care. Goodbye!"

…

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

A compound in the provincial capital of Shanxi Province.

Father Qin, who was dressed in casual clothes, sat on the sofa in the living room. Looking at the mother and daughter who were busy dressing up, he couldn't help but urge them, "Can you hurry up? Just get the clothes right. Don't make it look like you're going to attend a state banquet."

Mother Qin rolled her eyes at him and said, "What do you know, you rough guy? This is the first time our daughter is meeting a man. The first impression is the most important. Of course, she should dress up and show her best image."

Qin Sihan smiled and said, "Dad, why are you in such a hurry? The meeting time is six o'clock, isn't it still early?"

Father Qin shook his head and said, "Just as long as you don't mind the trouble."

He really didn't understand women's thinking. They would spend a lot of time changing clothes just to match a satisfactory outfit. If it were him, he could barely accept changing one or two outfits, but if he was asked to change more than three outfits, he would definitely be impatient.

Qin Sihan looked in the mirror and said with a smile: "Dad, you don't understand this. We women enjoy dressing up, so why would we find it troublesome?"

Mother Qin interrupted, "Your father is such a rough guy that even if he rolls up his trouser legs, one leg is higher than the other. How can he know how to dress himself?"

Father Qin: “…”

Qin Sihan burst out laughing.

It was not until after five in the afternoon that the family of three set out to the agreed restaurant for dinner.

…

"Teacher Qin."

"Secretary Zhou."

In the box, with the introduction of the matchmaker Jiang Feng, Father Zhou and Father Qin held hands together.

Others also greeted them. Zhou Guodong and Qin Sihan, the male and female protagonists of the blind date, felt very satisfied when they saw each other for the first time.

Apart from anything else, both parties have passed the test of appearance.

Although Zhou's mother and Qin's mother's work are not in the same system, with their vision and experience, they naturally have endless topics to talk about.

While waiting for the dishes to be served, the two families chatted one-on-one, and they got along better and better, and they all felt that they had met too late. There was no need for Jiang Feng, the matchmaker, to liven up the atmosphere.

After the meal, both families were very satisfied.

After Zhou Guodong rushed to pay the bill, Qin's father invited Jiang Feng and the Zhou family of three to go on a night tour of the ancient county town together.

Qin Sihan added, "Our ancient Jinyang County was built in the eighth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1375 AD), and has a history of more than 600 years. It is known as the 'Phoenix City'. The Spring Festival movie 'Man Jiang Hong' was filmed here."

Father Zhou nodded and smiled, "Then we really have to go and see it. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer ancient buildings that can be preserved intact."

Jiang Feng said with a smile: "If I stand in the ancient courtyard with high walls and put on ancient costumes to take a photo, I guess it would feel like I'm traveling through time and space, right?"

Qin Sihan continued, "Master Jiang, I have a say in this because I have taken photos like this before. Just looking at the photos really gives me the feeling of going back hundreds of years."

Mother Zhou was eager to hear this and said, "Then let's go. I often see ancient towns like this on TV, but I've never seen one in real life!"

Mother Qin smiled and said, "Then I'll take a few more photos for you later."

So, the two families and Jiang Feng, a group of seven people, drove to the ancient county town for sightseeing.

…

At the same time, Pei Ying also accompanied Princess Diana to visit the famous Shili Qinhuai.

This is a group of national key cultural relics protection units and cultural relics sites connected together with the Confucius Temple ancient building complex as the center, the Qinhuai River within ten miles as the axis, and the Ming City Wall as the link.

The Ten-Li Qinhuai River in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was a famous place for entertainment.

This place was home to wealthy businessmen who spent money lavishly, suave scholars, and beautiful ladies with both talent and beauty.

Among them, the most talked about are the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai.

The Eight Beauties of Qinhuai refer to eight famous courtesans who lived along the Qinhuai River at that time, namely Liu Rushi, Gu Hengbo, Ma Xianglan, Chen Yuanyuan, Kou Baimen, Bian Yujing, Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan.

Each of them is beautiful and multi-talented.

What is even more valuable is that, in the turbulent social background at that time, they also knew the hatred of losing their country, showed unyielding national integrity, and performed touching love tragedies.

At this time, while admiring the night view of the Qinhuai River, Pei Ying briefly introduced the story of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai to Princess Diana.

Princess Diana was filled with emotion when she heard this and said, "It's a pity that they were all born in an era of great turmoil. If they were lucky enough to be born in a peaceful and prosperous era like today, with their beauty and talents, they would definitely live better than most people in the world."

Pei Ying smiled and nodded, "You're right. Let's not talk about the others for now, let's talk about Dong Xiaowan. If she was lucky enough to be born in this era, not to mention her beauty and talent, she would have achieved great success just with her superb cooking skills."

Princess Diana was surprised and asked, "This Dong Xiaowan also has superb cooking skills?"

Pei Ying praised: "She was rated as one of the top ten chefs in ancient my country. She was good at making vegetable and pastries, especially peach paste, melon paste, pickled vegetables, etc., and was famous in Jiangnan. 'Dong meat' and Yangzhou's famous Dong candy with fragrant filling and Dong candy with crispy rolls were all created by her.

It is recorded that Dong Xiaowan's dishes are "drunken clams like peach blossoms, drunken sturgeon bones like white jade, oily pomfret like sturgeon, shrimp floss like dragon whiskers, and baked rabbit and crispy pheasant like pancake bait." Just hearing such a description makes people drool.

Princess Diana praised sincerely: "Amazing!"

China has a history of 5,000 years, and she is considered one of the top ten famous chefs in ancient times. From this, we can imagine how amazing Dong Xiaowan's cooking skills are.

Princess Diana enjoyed the Qinhuai River cruise very much this night. The beautiful scenery, coupled with the historical stories of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, made the trip well worthwhile.

…

The three members of the Zhou family all had jobs. They stayed in the provincial capital of Jin Province for one night. After getting up and having breakfast the next day, the family of three prepared to return home.

As the hosts, the three members of the Qin family also rushed over to see them off.

Zhou Guodong and Qin Sihan met yesterday and both felt that the other was pretty good. The two families got along very harmoniously. With Jiang Feng as the matchmaker to convey information, both families were clear about each other's intentions.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two parties are already quasi-in-laws.

It is a foregone conclusion that Zhou Guodong and Qin Sihan will be together.

"Director Qin, Director Wang, please stay. When you have time, please come to Hubei Province to play. Give us a chance to show our hospitality."

"Okay, Secretary Zhou, Director Li, we won't see you off then. I wish you a safe journey. If we have the chance, we will definitely go to Hubei Province to play for two days."

"Well, we'll be leaving first, bye!"

"Okay, bye!"

…

The provincial capital of Hunan Province.

After many days, Guan Ziyue came to the Ke family villa for the second time.

The difference is that the first time she came, she was accompanied by her boyfriend Ke Baoqiang, but this time she came alone with gifts.

There was no choice. Ke's father called her and invited her to dinner at his home. She definitely couldn't refuse. Her boyfriend was on a business trip again and couldn't accompany her back, so she had no choice but to go to his house.

When she arrived at the Ke family villa, it was Ke's father who opened the door for her. Guan Ziyue immediately greeted him politely, "Uncle Ke, good afternoon!"

Ke Changqun said with a smile: "Ziyue is here, please come in. It's enough for you to be here, why do you bring gifts? We are all family, there is no need to be so polite."

Guan Ziyue walked in and said awkwardly, "It's not good to come empty-handed. This thing is not valuable. I hope you don't mind it, Uncle Ke."

As he spoke, he handed the gift to Mr. Ke.

Ke Changqun took the gift, glanced at Guan Ziyue, who had a curvy figure, and swallowed his saliva secretly. Then he said with a smile: "Thank you first, Ziyue. The nanny has prepared the meal. Go wash your hands and eat!"

Guan Ziyue responded and followed Ke Changqun into the dining room.

Seeing seven or eight delicious dishes on the table, but no sign of Ke's mother, Guan Ziyue asked while washing her hands, "Uncle Ke, where is Aunt Tong?"

Ke Changqun said calmly, "Something happened to one of your Aunt Tong's best friends. She rushed over to deal with it and asked me to apologize to you!"

Guan Ziyue didn't think much about it. Although it was awkward to have dinner alone with her boyfriend's father, this was not the first time. The last time, Ke's father invited her to dinner alone outside.

So, Guan Ziyue sat down under Ke Changqun's warm invitation and started eating.

As a self-made business tycoon, Ke Changqun's communication skills are naturally very impressive. He knew that Guan Ziyue was a little nervous in front of him, so he calmly chatted with her about some topics that would make her relax.

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Ke Changqun suggested, "Ziyue, it's rare that you are so happy today, how about you have a couple of drinks with me?"

Guan Ziyue smiled and said, "Okay, but I can't drink much, so I can only drink a little with you."

Ke Changqun smiled and said, "It's okay. Wine is just for fun. Just drink in moderation. What kind of wine do you like? I have all kinds of red wine, white wine, and foreign wine here."

"Then drink some red wine!"

"Well, wait for me for a moment. I'll go get you a bottle of fine wine from my collection."

Guan Ziyue said quickly: "Uncle Ke, you are too polite. I don't know how to taste wine. Just drink any bottle. Don't waste the good ones on me."

Ke Changqun laughed and said, "Look at what you said. Isn't wine meant to be drunk? I don't know how to taste wine, but it doesn't affect my ability to drink good wine."

Soon, Ke Changqun took out a bottle of red wine that was obviously very valuable just by looking at the bottle.

Guan Ziyue really didn't know much about wine, so she asked how much the wine was worth.

Ke Changqun then said a number, which left her stunned.

It was not until this moment that she truly felt the difference between rich people and ordinary people. Ordinary people may not be able to afford a house even if they work hard all their lives.

Rich people can spend an entire house by drinking a bottle of wine.

The gap between the two is really too big!

Guan Ziyue was born in a good family. Her family had no worries about food and drink, and they had a house, a car, and a certain amount of savings. Compared with ordinary families, such a family is naturally happy.

But compared with wealthy families like the Ke family, the quality of life is really a world of difference.

Originally, Guan Ziyue just wanted to have a drink with Mr. Ke, but after knowing the value of the bottle of red wine, what she drank was no longer wine, but the taste of money.

As a result, as she drank, most of the bottle of red wine went into her stomach.

Everyone who drinks knows that red wine has a very strong aftereffect. Guan Ziyue didn't feel much when she first drank it, but after she finished it, she slowly started to feel the effects of the alcohol.

Seeing Guan Ziyue who was half awake, Ke Changqun's blood boiled. He sat over and supported her, saying, "Ziyue, you've drunk too much. I'll help you to rest."

Guan Ziyue felt dizzy and didn't dare to open her eyes. She mumbled something unclearly.

Faintly, it seemed as if someone helped her to the bed, and then something was moving around in her body. She felt something was wrong, but her consciousness was vague at the moment and she could not do anything.

After an unknown amount of time, Guan Ziyue gradually came to consciousness. When she saw the scene clearly, there was a loud bang in her mind, which made her face pale and her mind went blank.

"Ke...you...don't touch me, go away..." Guan Ziyue screamed in fear, her face full of disbelief.

Ke Changqun leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Ziyue, you don't want Baoqiang to know about this, do you?"

"You..." Guan Ziyue pointed at Ke Changqun and was speechless.

Ke Changqun looked at the woman and promised, "Ziyue, as long as you listen to me, I will make the decision for you and let you marry into our Ke family, so that you can have endless wealth and honor."

If she was sober, Guan Ziyue would definitely say no loudly, but she was not completely sober at this moment, and the alcohol was affecting her thinking.

Seeing that she stopped shouting, Ke Changqun showed a smile of extreme excitement.

"Puff..." Behind the perfect fit, a touching story was born.